Don't get me wrong. I like the Supertones. Really, I do. They've got great energy, coupled with an equally excellent message. Perhaps it's just the fact that I liked their first album so much that everything afterwards has been a disappointment. Or perhaps my ska tastes have migrated towards a slightly different flavor of ska. Maybe some of both. In any case, I can't complain that this is a bad album, because it simply isn't. Nicely polished and well constructed, it's more of the same, tried-and-true recipe that got the Supertones where they are today. Produced by the well-seasoned GGGarth Richardson, there are several bright spots on the album that deserve mention. "In Between" is a great track; "Dedication" and "Grounded" make up a great, energetic 1-2 punch.
A good deal of the album doesn't jive with me. A fair dose of slightly saccharine praise didn't fit the tone of the music and the album sounds a little over-produced to me in some spots.
This album is sort of like your Halloween candy stash--while you don't really dislike any of it, you don't really want to get a bag full of your least favorite things, either. This album is along the same lines as their previous efforts, but simply has less of the 'ear candy' I've enjoyed from past albums. You'll probably like it, and I certainly don't hate it. But it's not my favorite Supertones album, either.
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Other coverage for this album
HM Magazine #77Reviewed by Amanda NelsonIt's hard not to like the O.C. Supertones' new album, Chase the Sun. There is a lot of talent between these six guys. The Supertones made this new album minus one trumpet; although Daniel Spencer, trombone, and Darren Mettler, trumpet, manage to hold their own just fine. Have these guys been to the islands recently? There is a kind of Caribbean feel, especially in the song "Away From You."…Exit Zine 1999Reviewed by Joel ThomasAfter no new studio material being released in 1998, the Orange County Supertones' third album, Chase the Sun, came out February 23. While the Strike Back album had its moments and sold well, Chase the Sun displays what many fans knew the Supertones had the potential to do. If you are expecting an average, stereotypical third-wave ska album in the vein of Strike Back, be ready to be surprised.…Art for the Ears 1999Reviewed by Marco Povervest"1999 and the stakes is high. Our options have come down to either we do or die." Once the Supertones were described as skacore but skarock would fit them better now because half of the songs rock, like One Voice, the opening track from which I quoted. Well, the stakes is high indeed with all the ska-bands popping up. But the Supertones have enough to offer to stay prominent in the popular…The Phantom Tollbooth 1999Reviewed by Josh SpencerThe most popular Christian ska band around is back with their third horn-poppin' jumpfest for the kids. Not being familiar with either of the Supertones' previous albums, I thought I'd go straight to their main audience and ask them what they thought. So I got my 8 and 10 year-old cousins to quit skateboarding for a few seconds and answer some questions about the album: Me: What do you think…Similar sounding releases
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